Cut-out die



July 2, 1935.

C. E. HARDENBROOK, JR

CUT-OUT DIE Filed Dec. 22, 1955 Fig.1.

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Patented July 2, 1935 This inventionrelates-to. a, dieand isherein illustrated, as being. embodied in a die for per- ;forming cut-out operationsupon shoe parts In producing ornamentalperforations in shoe ]parts such as quarters ,orvamps it hasbeen-common practice tomake ,use of dies provided; with .punch tubes so, arranged as to produce various geometrical designsand configurations upon forcing-the die through a blank. In perforating-shoe parts which aretobe incorporated in the left and right shoes of .a' pair it is frequently necessary or. desirable to locate the perforations differently in thetwokinds ofrblanks.v Various mechanisms have been devised for accomplishing; this,- most a, pluralityof punch tubes, a work-supportoveri the tub s and easin me s :mountedm :the work support for movement vselectivelyinto xpositionto locate eithenaright orJaleftblank in predetermined positionrelativelyj to the punch means comprises a mask plate 'pivotally and hingedly mounted upona work support. in the .form of,;a,,$Q1ipper.;p1ate so. that the maskfplate can be ,moved to permit insertion of, a,-:b1ank etw en thetwo la es'and; at tnesame time, can be moved laterally of the stripper plate and punch tubes to locate either right orleft blank gaging portions of the mask plate relatively to the punch tubes.

Dies constructed as above setforth are advantageous in that a single die can be used to perforate both right and left blanks which can bev properly located relatively to the punch'tubes by readily adjustable means. I Other objects and features of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and' will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing, Fig. lis a side elevation partly in section of a die constructed in accordance with one embodi' ment of theinvention; and Fig. 2 is a plan view; of the die, mask and strip per plates with a blank located in operative position.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the die comprises a base I0 carrying punch tubes I2, a work support r Ifq -q i Pp iii H" c CharlesfEL-HardenBrookIJrL, East LynnrfMassl, I a

(fl A aemia-(member 22, 1953'; Sam No. 703,560 Y 'jefclaims. (01. 1 4-93) i assig'ntr toUnited'fShoe Machinery corpora-, "tioi Paterson;

a corporation of "New or axstripper; plate overlying the" tubes a maSkplate lfi lm t upon e stripper pldte .for locating a shoe part blank I 8 relatively to the punch-tubes l2. I

Thestripper plate-is supportedbypinsifl positioned in openings 22 in the diebasee I 0, there being spri'ngsZA surrounding the pins20-normally operative to maintain the stripper plate in position [slightly above the edges of the punch .II'he maskjplate I6 is provided with'twoop'en ings, .26 and 28 1 symmetrically: disposed relatively to the center-line of the mask plate, eachof jthe 'openingsbeing" somewhat larger than i the area covered by the punch tubes l2 so th'atthe punch tubes canioperate through themask plate-Edge portions30 of the opening 26 are shaped t o'cor respond with portions of. a -left blankto be operated uponso that-such portions mayact as a 20 gage; for locating the blank relatively-tothe punch tubes in producing perforations which will be located in predetermined relationv to the marginal or other portions of the blank; Similarly,

edge portions 32 of the .opening28 correspondto .portionsof a right blank so that such iedge-.por-. jtion's can be used to locate a' right blank relatively to the punch tubes.

p In order to provide for the" positioningof. the gage portions 30 and 32 of the. mask improper :position to locate either right or left blanksyas the, case may be, I have mounted themask plate ,l; 6 upon the strippenplate .M so, atha'tt-it I can";- be moved laterally to locate either of the gage porand arranged to engage the hinge to prevent movement of the plate l6 beyond a predetermined distance in either direction. This construction makesit possibleto move the mask plate about the'pivot pin 34 laterally of the plate i4 inlocating either of the gage portions relatively to the punch tubes l2 and, at the same time, x

punch tubes the stripper plate I4 is provided broken lines indicate the mask plate in posi-i tion for operation upon left blanks.

of a type which is indicatedigenerally a in; Fig. 1 and comprises a bed 46 forsupportirigithedie and a reciprocating presser member "48 arranged to descend upon the mask plate to "three "a blank such as blank [8 downwardly over the edges of thepunchtubeli. l

In the operation of the device, when it is desiredto perforate a right blank such as blank d8, thetn'raSkfiDlMtfB is tilted aboutfjits hin'ge 6 and the blank Wis placedupon the-stripper 'pl'ate H with :the portion -to :beiperforated approximately positioned above the punch tubes H. The mask plate 16 is "then rotated about its pivot 34 tobring the right blank gagingtportion's :32 adiace'nt to the punch tubes and v;-theiplate is lowered to --bring the opening 4'4- over 'the pin 42, thus accurately locating-the plate and securing it in operative position. The blank I8 is then-ad- =to bring its edge portions into alin'ement with gaging portions-32 of themask plate, thus accurately locatingythe blank relatively to the punchitubesafter whichthe presser member 48 ;is brought down uponthe die to perforate the A similar procedure is followed withleft blanks except that the gaging portions 30 are located adjacent to the; punch-tubes '12 by positioningthe plate .16 with the openingWS sur- -rounding the pin .42.. Thus it willbe apparent "that' Ihave provided-a die which is readily adaptable to operation-uponeither left-or=rightblanks .bythe simple process of varying the position of the blank gaging-means...1 i

.eHaving =described invention, what I claim as snew and desire -'to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: "1. A die for orname'ntin'g shoe-mart blanks comprising --a plurality of p'unch tubes, a work support overlying the punch tubes,=and gaging preamsmounted upon the work support for movemientselectively into-'position ior locating either w r p I p 2,006,353 with a pin 41 located along the centerline of the a right or a left blank in predetermined position relatively to the punch tubes.

2. A die for ornamenting shoe part blanks comprising a base; punch tubes carried by the base, a work support mounted upon the base and overlyingthe punch tubes, gaging means carried by the work support and movable selectively into posit-ion to "locate either fight dr lejft liagn s relatively to'th'e punch'tubes;means for' s'ecuring the gaging means in either of its selected positrons. The die is adapted for use in cut-out 3. :inixiie for omamenting shoe part blanks comprising a base', punch tubes mounted upon the {base rkadjac'ent to the punch tubes 'and es'iliehtly-iiiofinted' upon the base, and a mask plate hirig'e dly-and pivotally mounted upon the work support and having gaging portions fdr 'i thei' fight or left blanks in operafive-position relatively to the punch tubes.

4. A die'for ornamenting shoe part blanks comp'fis'iiig a base, riunh tubs c airied bytlie base, a plate for supporting .-a-bla nk above the u en mesga mem late navmg gaging portions, and neafis m th'e iiiask plate upon' the strip er plete for s; man movement relatively thereto to prdvi'de for ins'eition; of "a blamr and ior' movement l'aterallybf the stripper plate into ositions to looatetn'e gagingipontions different positions relatively to the tubes;

a. 5. ameccmpnsm'g a'basa punch tubes-mounted "the mesa, -a Stripper 'plate resiliently mounted -upon the base and "having an "(meaning "through which the punch tubes ean operate, a naskplate assoeiated with t'ne stiipper plate and having a pmrality "of openings or grea'ter area than tnat conesponding the tubes and gaging associated each of th'e openingspamr for mountin 'the 'r'na'sk' plat for novemem positions to eitl-ier 0: the gaging means' in operative position relativeto the l uiiehtubes. V. v

- 6."A me mprisnig a asegeumhtutes earnea b'y a. stripper piait'e y i'eldi hgly mounted upon the faiiifl lriaivihg an opening "therein throug' h whieh mefipuncn tribes operat -arid a "mask plate hg dly aifd ipiv u on' -the' plate fiifid o gagmg movable with theni'ask plate selectively positihs for 

